This is a great
chicken dish that is served in
Southern Ontario in the "
Rude Native Bistro" chain of
restaurants. While I do not have the exact
recipe, I have observed this dish made a few times, and made it myself, and it is nothing short of
culinary heaven. Leave yourself about an
hour and a
half to make this dish, as it does take time the first time you attempt it. Also, keep the
phyllo pastry moist, as it dries out
super fast!
A warning: Like I said, I've only observed this recipe being made, not had
Martha Stewart teach it to me, so this isn't an exact
science or anything, but trust me - it's worth the effort!
Necessary ingredients:
Sprinkle
boneless, skinless chicken
breasts with a little
thyme and
bake in a few ounces of
chicken stock (enough to cover the bottom of the
pan) until cooked through. Set aside to cool.
Soak some dried apricots in water until soft. Drain water and puree apricots.
Saute one diced onion in a pan until tender. Add a sprinkle of thyme, 2oz of orange juice and 1oz of white wine. Cook for a few more minutes.
Add 1 litre of 35% cream and approximately 2oz of Frangelico (add Frangelico to taste). Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until sauce thickens.
Mix pureed apricots with some of the sauce separately (2 parts apricots to one part sauce) to make creamy. Just sort of mix it all up and mush it in and such. You're going to stuff this into the chicken breast later, so let it cool too.
Slice chicken breast in half widthwise leaving it attached at one end (so it opens like a clam). Stuff 2 tablespoons of the apricot mixture into each breast. Wrap each stuffed breast in one sheet of phyllo pastry. Brush pastry with butter and bake until golden. Remove from oven, cut diagonally and top with remaining cream sauce.
Note - Frangelico is the key ingredient, so add more if the sauce needs more flavour.
Voila - Pollo Sairelli! Serve with new potatoes and some green beans or something.
Good luck and enjoy!